Richard wrote:
" Unpacking replacement Joe.../var/lib/dpkg/info/joe.potrm: line 3: /usr/bin/update-menus: Permission denied
Can you manually run /usr/bin/update-menus?Look at line 3 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/jog.potrm and see if there's anything odd-looking there or in the immediate vicinity.
-- Kent